The Kid Stuff Podcast

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Episode 5A - Bite Sized Bizaardvark Nov 14, 2016

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A piece of Mike's longer conversation with Josh Lehrman and Kyel Stegina about how their original show, "Paige & Frankie," eventually evolved into the popular new Disney show "Bizaardvark." Perfect for curious kids!

Episode 5 - Bizaardvark Nov 08, 2016

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Unlike their fellow participants in Disney Storytellers, Josh Lehrman and Kyle Stegina didn't come into the 20-week writing program with an idea for a show. But by listening to the feedback of their mentors at Disney, they were able to create (and recereate) the show that eventually became "Bizaardvark," a workplace comedy on a network that doesn't do workplace comedies. Josh and Kyle tell Mike their contrasting philosophies on social media, the discovery that writing a kids' show is at least as hard as writing a grown-up show, and how they cast an incredibly brilliant actor as Paige's dad in the original pilot, only to later cast him into the gutter for their own amusement.

Episode 4 - Shane Portman Nov 01, 2016

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Shane Portman was writing stories meant to be read aloud and creating characters meant to annoy his younger sisters for years before he realized he had been preparing himself for a career writing children's television. Shane now works on Amazon's Emmy-winning preschool show "Tumble Leaf," as well as for "Moonlight Story Time" on the Curious World app. Check out his website and learn more about how such a quiet guy can have so many characters and stories rolling around in his head.

Episode 3 - Brad Breeck Oct 25, 2016

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Brad Breeck grew up drumming in bands, including the LA experimental rock group The Mae Shi, before turning from performance to composition. Brad and Mike talk about how he got from Kankakee to Colorado to CalArts, and how his love for experimental music lead him to becoming the composer for animated shows such as "Fanboy and Chum Chum," "Gravity Falls," "We Bare Bears," and the new Netflix reboot of "Voltron."

Episode 2 - Matt Craig Oct 18, 2016

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Before becoming the producer and story editor of "Wabbit," the Bugs Bunny relaunch on Cartoon Network and Boomerang, Matt Craig had a rich history as an improvisor at theaters and on cruise ships all over the world.

Matt and Mike talk about Matt's home town in Ohio, his time performing on cruise ships for Disney and for the Second City, and his influential year spent on the writing staff of Saturday Night Live.

Episode 1: Danny LaBrecque Oct 11, 2016

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Danny is the creator and host of "Treehouse." From the Treehouse Facebook page: "Danny LaBrecque is bringing a human voice back to children's media. A real human voice. Danny Joe's Tree House is a classic live-action children's series that teaches social-emotional learning in the digital age."

In this episode, Mike & Danny talk about how he's bringing that voice back to children's media, how he's inspired by Fred Rogers while finding his own voice, and the ways in which Treehouse is constantly evolving.

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